Sweden's parental leave - Multiple choice cloze

For each gap, choose which of the four possible answers fits
the best and write the appropriate letter in the space.
Sweden grants a (1) ____ of 480 calendar days of
parental leave, with 390 of them paid at 80% of income, with a
maximum of 3,160 euros a month or $3,474. The (2) ____
90 days are paid at a flat-rate benefit of 20 euros a day, or $22.
But there's a (3) ____. Fathers have to share that
leave with mothers.
So to promote both parents to (4) ____ their
children, Sweden has mandated that 60 of the 480 days (5)
____ "daddy months" or "partner months." If the
60 daddy days aren't used, they are lost, (6) ____ the
maximum leave to 420 days.
The country also created a "gender equality bonus": the
more days that parents share the leave (7) ____, they
get a bonus that could total up to 1,500 euros, or $1,649.
The idea is for (8) ____ to share the joys and
struggles of raising infants.
In (9) ____, only 12% of Swedish couples equally
share the 480 days of leave, (10) ____ women continuing
to lead the way as the stay-at-home parent and men as the careerist.
Source: CNN

1

A total

B sum

C quantity

D amount

2

A rest

B staying

C remaining

D others

3

A clutch

B catch

C grab

D hold

4

A raise

B upraise

C bring

D upring

5

A are

B were

C be

D have been

6

A deducing

B falling

C raising

D reducing

7

A same way

B the same

C in proportion

D equally

8

A both parents

B both parent

C all parents

D either parents

9

A real

B really

C reality

D realism

10

A with

B though

C while

D as

Sweden's parental leave – Gap-filling

Choose the appropriate word from the list for each gap in the
text and write the word in the gap.

Sweden grants a total of 480 calendar days of (1)
_______________ leave, with 390 of them paid at 80% of income, with a
maximum of 3,160 euros a month or $3,474. The (2)
_______________ 90 days are paid at a (3)
_______________-rate benefit of 20 euros a day, or $22.
But there's a (4) _______________. Fathers have to
share that leave with mothers.
So to promote both parents to (5) _______________
their children, Sweden has mandated that 60 of the 480 days (6)
_______________ "daddy months" or "partner months."
If the 60 daddy days aren't used, they are lost, reducing the maximum
leave to 420 days.
The country also created a "gender (7)
_______________ bonus": the more days that parents share the
leave (8) _______________, they get a bonus that could
total up to 1,500 euros, or $1,649.
The idea is for both parents to share the joys and (9)
_______________ of raising infants.
In reality, only 12% of Swedish couples equally share the 480 days
of leave, (10) _______________ women continuing to lead
the way as the stay-at-home parent and men as the careerist.

Sweden's parental leave

Sweden grants a total of 480 calendar days of parental leave, with
390 of them paid at 80% of income, with a maximum of 3,160 euros a
month or $3,474. The remaining 90 days are paid at a flat-rate
benefit of 20 euros a day, or $22.
But there's a catch. Fathers have to share that leave with
mothers.
So to promote both parents to raise their children, Sweden has
mandated that 60 of the 480 days be "daddy months" or
"partner months." If the 60 daddy days aren't used, they
are lost, reducing the maximum leave to 420 days.
The country also created a "gender equality bonus": the
more days that parents share the leave equally, they get a bonus that
could total up to 1,500 euros, or $1,649.
The idea is for both parents to share the joys and struggles of
raising infants.
In reality, only 12% of Swedish couples equally share the 480 days
of leave, with women continuing to lead the way as the stay-at-home
parent and men as the careerist.